Bash shell shortcuts

[Gunjan]

#) Using Ctrl combination :

ctrl+a : jump to beginning of line you are typing on.

ctrl+b : moving back a character.

ctrl+c : terminate the command.

ctrl+d: delete character at cursor.

ctrl+D : exit the current shell.

ctrl+h : delete character before cursor.

ctrl+e : jump to end of line you are typing on.

ctrl+f : move forward by one character.

ctrl+l : clear the screen.

ctrl+K : clear the line after cursor.

ctrl+H : works as backspace.

ctrl+t : transpose 2 characters.

ctrl+xx : move between end-of-line and current cursor position.

ctrl+r : search the history backwords.

ctrl+w : erase word before cursor.

ctrl+x@ : shows possible hostname completions.

ctrl+y : recover previous deletion.

ctrl+z : suspend/stop the command which is running.

#) Using Alt combination :

Alt + > - Move to the last line in the history.

Alt + ? - Show current completion list.

Alt + * - Insert all possible completions.

Alt + / - Attempt to complete file name.

Alt + . - Yank last argument to previous command.

Alt + b - Move backward.

Alt + c - Capitalize the word.

Alt + d - Delete word.

Alt + f - Move word forward.

Alt + l - Make word lowercase.

Alt + n - Search the history forwards non-incremental.

Alt + p - Search the history backwards non-incremental.

Alt + r - Recall command.

Alt + t - Move words around.

Alt + u - Make word uppercase.

Alt + back-space - Delete backward from cursor.

#) Using Esc combination :

esc+d : delete word.

esc+f : move forward a word.

esc+b : mmove backward a word.

esc+t : transpose two adjacent words.

#) Using Tab combination :

Press tab twice to see all available commands.

Press tab twice after a word to view all commands starting with that word.

Pressing ~along with hitting tab 2 times will give you list of all user on system from /etc/passwd.

Pressing $along with hitting tab 2 times will show you all sys variables.

Pressing / along with hitting tab 2 times will give you entire directory structure including hidden.

#)Some extras :

To complete a command you can hit the tab key after typing one or more letters of a command.

you can use ! along with first few character of previous command to get previous command fired.

eg; if you have used top sometime back then you can use !t to fire that command once again.

[Katherina]

Thanks for sharing

[mastazero]

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